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RNS Number : 4642T Barclays PLC 31 July 2025
FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR
MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser: Barclays PLC.
(b) Owner or controller of interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose UNITE GROUP PLC/THE
relevant securities this form relates:
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 30 Jul 2025
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making YES:
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or
offeree
to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)
Class of relevant security: 25p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 4,682,416 0.96% 520,135 0.11%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 373,082 0.08% 4,367,726 0.89%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 5,055,498 1.03% 4,887,861 1.00%
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other
executive
options)
Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities
25p ordinary Purchase 216,233 7.5350 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 56,211 7.5425 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 54,624 7.5422 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 45,804 7.5444 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 30,996 7.5450 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 29,708 7.5611 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 27,974 7.5513 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 27,379 7.5412 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 19,002 7.5250 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 18,780 7.5357 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 18,750 7.5592 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 14,331 7.5505 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 11,198 7.5300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,791 7.5443 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 9,438 7.5445 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 8,281 7.5851 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,965 7.5587 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,855 7.5343 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 6,496 7.5459 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,924 7.5390 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,437 7.5353 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 5,181 7.5928 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,666 7.5771 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,453 7.5335 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 4,374 7.5303 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,491 7.5607 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,321 7.5500 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,243 7.5624 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,216 7.5248 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 2,134 7.5818 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,997 7.5848 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,787 7.5871 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,483 7.6028 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,448 7.5309 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,369 7.5150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,276 7.6278 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,133 7.5400 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,100 7.6229 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,031 7.6150 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 1,027 7.5050 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 715 7.5713 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 646 7.5650 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 626 7.5857 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 620 7.5668 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 596 7.5175 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 578 7.5240 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 467 7.5875 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 436 7.5825 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 425 7.5800 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 393 7.6000 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 382 7.6275 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 355 7.5575 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 322 7.5475 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 309 7.5325 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 302 7.6200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 298 7.5600 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 297 7.5870 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 288 7.6100 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 250 7.5550 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 242 7.5487 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 237 7.6379 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 210 7.6361 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 194 7.5200 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 143 7.6300 GBP
25p ordinary Purchase 29 7.6251 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 248,024 7.5350 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 76,037 7.5376 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 68,893 7.5372 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 62,782 7.5409 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 34,898 7.5444 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 33,265 7.5665 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 22,153 7.5299 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 15,024 7.5670 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,459 7.5662 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 14,142 7.5300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 12,853 7.5353 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 10,822 7.5436 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 9,685 7.5250 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 8,304 7.5388 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,590 7.5705 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,374 7.5652 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,326 7.5713 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 7,204 7.5450 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 6,514 7.5434 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 5,388 7.5580 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,818 7.5362 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,748 7.5720 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,120 7.5373 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 4,018 7.5471 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,797 7.5248 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,296 7.5677 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 3,135 7.5254 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,880 7.5344 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,753 7.5515 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,433 7.5609 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,356 7.5524 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,315 7.5541 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,183 7.5429 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,046 7.5500 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 2,015 7.5204 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,654 7.5967 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,578 7.6263 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,467 7.5965 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,369 7.5150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,129 7.5569 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,109 7.5787 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,031 7.6150 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 1,027 7.5050 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 988 7.5454 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 944 7.5590 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 942 7.5790 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 896 7.5622 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 784 7.5200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 734 7.6200 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 646 7.5650 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 596 7.5175 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 534 7.5807 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 467 7.5875 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 436 7.5825 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 425 7.5800 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 393 7.6000 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 382 7.6275 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 373 7.5222 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 352 7.5324 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 349 7.6300 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 322 7.5475 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 309 7.5325 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 298 7.5600 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 288 7.6100 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 279 7.5400 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 268 7.6425 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 210 7.6399 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 157 7.5550 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 120 7.5595 GBP
25p ordinary Sale 20 7.6407 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 352 7.5324 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,880 7.5344 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 125,420 7.5350 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,522 7.5353 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,120 7.5373 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,183 7.5429 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 59,952 7.5492 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,753 7.5515 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,356 7.5524 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 120 7.5595 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 200 7.5599 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,433 7.5609 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 150 7.5659 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 19,602 7.5662 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 33,265 7.5665 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,004 7.5700 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 669 7.5705 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 998 7.5719 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 942 7.5790 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 734 7.6200 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 63 7.6400 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 268 7.6425 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 578 7.5240 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,216 7.5248 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,855 7.5343 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 51,655 7.5350 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,437 7.5353 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,114 7.5365 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,496 7.5459 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 27,974 7.5513 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 93 7.5550 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,491 7.5607 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 29,708 7.5611 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 53,628 7.5632 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 21,196 7.5645 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 715 7.5713 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,352 7.5807 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,281 7.5851 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 626 7.5857 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 297 7.5870 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,100 7.6229 GBP
25p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 501 7.6293 GBP
25p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 10,331 7.5698 GBP
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class Product Writing, Number Exercise Type Expiry Option
of description purchasing, of price date money
relevant selling, securities per unit paid/
security varying etc to which received
option per unit
relates
(ii) Exercising
Class of relevant Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of Exercise price per
security securities unit
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant Nature of Dealings Details Price per unit (if
security applicable)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or
understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement
to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the
disclosure and any party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
NONE
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal,
between
the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant
securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
NONE
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: 31 Jul 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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